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Graphics Lab/Map workshop

The Graphics Lab is a project to improve the graphical content of the Wikimedia projects. Requests for image improvements can be added to the workshop pages: Illustrations, Photographs and Maps. For questions or suggestions one can use the talk pages: Talk:Graphics Lab, Talk:Illustrations, Talk:Photographs and Talk:Maps.
This specific page is the requests page for the Map workshop. Anyone can make a request for a map to be created or improved for a Wikipedia article. The standard format for making a request is shown below, along with general advice, and should be followed.
You are encouraged to share information and request advice from others. Also see possible conventions toolbox, map tutorials and topographic map tutorials.

Advice to requesters

What do we do?

Location maps
Area maps (animals, languages, empires, etc.)
Historical and conflict related maps
Battle maps
Technical maps (archaeology, city closeups, etc.)

Sourced requests: If possible, please try to provide a reliable source to create a map. This includes a map already on Wikipedia with a reliable source or an external link.
Please check: Please check back regularly to see if progress has been made or if any additional questions need to be answered before the request can be completed.
Direct collaboration: Some mapmakers are especially interested by one topic area. If you notice a mapmaker fitting your needs, consider asking on their personal talk page to request maps.
{{Reqmap}}: To request a map, you can also tag the talk page of the article in need of a map with or {{Reqmapin|Australia}} (articles then appear in Category:Wikipedia requested maps)

If a request is done to your satisfaction, please mark it with {{resolved}}.

Advice to Graphists

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Resolved	`{{resolved}} ~~~~`	Mark a thread as resolved and request archiving
Bumping thread.	`{{subst:bump}}`	Delay automatic archiving of a section for 30 days
Request taken.	`{{I take\|~~~~}}`	When you'll be working on the request
Done	`{{Done}} ~~~~`	When the request is done

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Request to change Bangladesh's map to prohibited on File:Legal_status_of_bitcoin.svg

Link to image

Article(s): Legality of cryptocurrency by country or territory
Request: Bangladesh Bank bars the usage of cryptocurrency with money laundering and forex regulation act. So, the map should show red.; Proof: https://www.dhakatribune.com/business/banks/276925/bangladesh-bank-reiterates-barring-virtual -- Greatder (talk) 14:14, 14 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Discussion

Is it possible to make a map on a geographical background that would contain the albanian districts of Kolonje and Permet together with the neighboring greek municipalities of Konitsa and Nestorion.

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Article(s): [[]]
Request: Details of your request go here... -- 2A02:1388:2163:D24:0:0:E2A5:6439 (talk) 00:43, 16 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Discussion

We don't create maps just for the sake of it. Unless you can show that the map in question is needed in a specific article, then the chances are that you request will be ignored. M.Bitton (talk) 19:04, 2 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Map of Sudan (1956–2011)

Hi, I'm looking for someone to create the Sudan grey–green orthographic map from 1956 to 2011.

Old map:

Thanks in advance. Nguyenduong2601 (talk) 16:01, 20 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Nguyenduong2601 are the boundaries just those of Sudan and South Sudan merged? Do you want this to be overlaid on a contemporary or historical map? – Isochrone (talk) 13:52, 13 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Bougainville Orthographic Map

Since the official Bougainville Independence Date was announced, I wondered if anyone here could make a Orthographic Map of Bougainville to be shown on the Infobox when it finally becomes its own nation. Burjkh (talk) 01:04, 22 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Burjkh: Though File:Papua_New_Guinea_(orthographic_projection).svg can be recoloured for this purpose, Bougainville will appear too small for the map to be useful. cmɢʟee τaʟκ (please add {{ping|cmglee}} to your reply) 11:19, 28 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Republic of Texas orthographic map

Article

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Texas

Request

Howdy!

I was checking out the Republic of Texas article and noticed that it doesn't have an orthographic map/globe like so many other countries (both former and present). Could someone make one and put it on that article instead of the present map, which in my opinion, looks something like out of a history textbook? I'm no good at map-making, so I leave it to y'all. Make sure to include the disputed territory, though! Thanks!

Discussion: — Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.126.44.130 (talk) 00:27, 2 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Very few, if any former countries have an orthographic map, and the reason is simple: to create such a thing involves representing the world as it was back then (i.e, a lot of effort for little return). M.Bitton (talk) 19:00, 2 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

At least something like Austria-Hungary or the German Empire have, then? Centered on the continent? It looks at least a little more standardized.

Failing that, someone could pull up an older, real map (either from the period or from another time), something like on Ming China's article. 73.76.124.99 (talk) 17:38, 4 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The current map looks no different than what's in those articles. M.Bitton (talk) 19:57, 4 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Request: Include Bangladesh in places where gambling is illegal

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Article(s): Gambling age; [[]]
Request: Add Bangladesh; Link to image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gambling_Age_-_Global.svg -- Greatder (talk) 15:06, 17 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Discussion: The colours seem arbitrary. Might it be better to put them in spectral order or similar? I know this is in the original file. cmɢʟee τaʟκ (please add {{ping|cmglee}} to your reply) 23:20, 19 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]